Music Review

Play (2008)

Brad Paisley

Reviewed by Whitney Pastorek | Oct 30, 2008

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EW's GRADE

B-

Details Release Date: Nov 04, 2008; Lead Performance: Brad Paisley; Genre: Country/Bluegrass

$Voiceless Brad Paisley\'s new cd needs more singing Brad Paisley$

Voiceless Brad Paisley's new cd needs more singing

The guitar whiz cashes in his superstar chits for this largely instrumental album, an indulgence he's earned but doesn't quite pull off. On Play guest vocals from Keith Urban (current chart-climber ''Start a Band'') and B.B. King (the rollicking duel of ''Let the Good Times Roll'') bring a welcome respite from all the noodling, which ranges from Brad Paisley's gloriously rich acoustic improvisation on ''What a Friend We Have in Jesus'' to a ludicrous Van Halen-flavored cheese bomb called ''Cliffs of Rock City.'' One hundred points for artistic integrity. Can we have more singing now? B–

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Originally posted Oct 29, 2008 Published in issue #1019 Nov 07, 2008 Order article reprints

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